Employee Excellence Award Winners

Nine employees were recognized for excellence at the 2014 Retiree Recognition and Employee Excellence Awards Luncheon May 15.. Employees are nominated by their peers for recognition in five categories. This year’s award winners include: Excellence in Service to Students: Hannah Severtson, Director of Learning Communities and Dr. Theresa Hest, Professor of Communication Studies Excellence in Service to the Community: Brittney […]

Influence on Community: Southern-born librarian is Fargo’s go-to planner

By: Meredith Holt, INFORUM www.inforum.com “Women of Influence” is an ongoing series exploring the women in our community who have the most impact and influence. Each profile will explore a different element of influence and redefine what it means. MOORHEAD – Brittney Goodman spends her days navigating the stacks of the Minnesota State University Moorhead library. But good luck figuring […]

NEH Summer Stipends Nominations

The Academic Affairs Council wants faculty to be aware of the following opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities: www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.

Faculty Development Center announcements

Brittney Goodman, Michelle Malott, Becky Andres, and Alison Wallace, all members of the Faculty Development Committee, attended the AAC&U sponsored “Professional and Organizational Development Institute” in Atlanta Jan. 22-23, in preparation for the launching of our campus Faculty Development Center and associated programs.